Any Suggestions On Protecting Our Guns

cirelaw · 10-02-2015, 04:39 PM

There is no doubt flooding on its way for some of us! How best to protect our collection assuming there is indoor flooding~~ Eric

mrerick · 10-02-2015, 05:14 PM

It would be trite to say take them and leave, but more constructively:

I keep my pistols in silicone impregnated gun socks, which help ward off humidity. They won't help much if things get soaked, but they have helped collections through fires where water was used to extinguish the flames.

I keep a dehumidifier running in my gun safe room, and a goldenrod inside the safe.

If there is any chance for salt water exposure, you do need to get them out of there.

Marc

cirelaw · 10-02-2015, 05:18 PM

I believe for short time a nylon sock in a zip-lock bag! Then there is the holster issue that is probobly more vulnerable~ Tks

DonVoigt · 10-02-2015, 05:24 PM

Obvious advice, but if your safe(s) is/are in a "flood zone", take the stuff out and store higher!

If you are leaving, take it with you.

Should flooding happen regularly or often, relocate to a higher floor or put legs under the safe; or move!

cirelaw · 10-02-2015, 06:14 PM

The worst is the humidity and heat! I would put my leather in multible plastic trash bags! In Florida we have the a/c on all the time and 2 generators just in case! I have no idea how anything survived the trenches!

policeluger · 10-02-2015, 09:21 PM

I live, for the time being, in Ca. ....water is only available in 20oz bottles, just don't spill any on your guns and you should be OK.......but I do miss long hot showers

lugerholsterrepair · 10-02-2015, 09:29 PM

long hot showers..God's gift to mankind.

cirelaw · 10-02-2015, 09:46 PM

Maybe instead of a gas line we pipe you all the water you need!

policeluger · 10-03-2015, 12:50 AM

I've lived in, and loved the desert all life, but I am ready for a green lawn again......not sure of the snow of my new home in S. Dakota......how do you find your fired brass when out shooting?

Olle · 10-03-2015, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by policeluger

I've lived in, and loved the desert all life, but I am ready for a green lawn again......not sure of the snow of my new home in S. Dakota......how do you find your fired brass when out shooting?

You find it when you mow the yard in the spring, normally when they fly through a window.

As for the storage question: I would look into those waterproof storage containers they sell on the "prepper/survivalist" web sites. Some of them are made to be buried in the ground, so they should hold up well to any water related situation. Just need to make sure they are secured somehow, it would be a real downer if your collection got washed out in the ocean.

alvin · 10-03-2015, 08:51 AM

Pistols are easy. Only a small dry space is needed.

Some people collect those big machine guns, and have a few hundred rifles in home. Those will be hard to move around, if flooding.

cirelaw · 10-03-2015, 09:44 AM

If you are considering below ground, use a casket!

Sergio Natali · 10-03-2015, 10:13 AM

I've never considered a flooding, as so far (touch wood) the area where I live is not likely that it'll ever get flooded.
Anyway I keep most of my guns in a biggish safe in my "bunker", that's what my wife calls our cellar sort of thing from where I'm writing now; well, if you've ever seen the film "Meet the Parents" my "bunker" is a bit like Jack's cellar, and the funny thing is that I have a cat too (no he's not called Jinx, is a female cat called "SOFIA")

Sergio

George Anderson · 10-03-2015, 10:33 AM

If you don't have a second floor or attic, put them on top of and on the upper shelves of your refrigerator.

cirelaw · 10-03-2015, 12:20 PM

Years ago a cold water hose to the washer broke flooding our entire home. My lugers and leather were still packed in the Rubbermade blue containers. Saved them all and is great for my leather holster storage~

nukem556 · 10-03-2015, 07:44 PM

Well, first don't always buy the weatherman's hype! I'm 10 miles north of Columbia SC, and by this time we were supposed to be enduring "catastrophic" rainfall and a Biblical level of flooding not seen in 200 years......my driveway is barely wet.....uh huh.

cirelaw · 10-03-2015, 08:39 PM

The Weather Channel lives on doom, the more doom the greater their audience and more sponcers! Try our own weather service~~http://www.weather.gov/

nukem556 · 10-03-2015, 09:33 PM

But Eric......US Gov't weather service WANTS your guns to rust!

cirelaw · 10-03-2015, 10:51 PM

Not Only Mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cirelaw · 10-04-2015, 01:19 PM

Well they aren't getting mine!!!

10-02-2015, 04:39 PM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Any Suggestions On Protecting Our Guns There is no doubt flooding on its way for some of us! How best to protect our collection assuming there is indoor flooding~~ Eric

10-02-2015, 05:14 PM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,907 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,108 Times in 1,509 Posts	It would be trite to say take them and leave, but more constructively: I keep my pistols in silicone impregnated gun socks, which help ward off humidity. They won't help much if things get soaked, but they have helped collections through fires where water was used to extinguish the flames. I keep a dehumidifier running in my gun safe room, and a goldenrod inside the safe. If there is any chance for salt water exposure, you do need to get them out of there. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

10-02-2015, 09:29 PM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,922 Thanked 3,123 Times in 1,434 Posts	long hot showers..God's gift to mankind. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

10-03-2015, 10:13 AM	#13
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I've never considered a flooding, as so far (touch wood) the area where I live is not likely that it'll ever get flooded. Anyway I keep most of my guns in a biggish safe in my "bunker", that's what my wife calls our cellar sort of thing from where I'm writing now; well, if you've ever seen the film "Meet the Parents" my "bunker" is a bit like Jack's cellar, and the funny thing is that I have a cat too (no he's not called Jinx, is a female cat called "SOFIA") Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

10-03-2015, 12:20 PM	#15
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Years ago a cold water hose to the washer broke flooding our entire home. My lugers and leather were still packed in the Rubbermade blue containers. Saved them all and is great for my leather holster storage~ Attached Thumbnails

10-02-2015, 05:18 PM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I believe for short time a nylon sock in a zip-lock bag! Then there is the holster issue that is probobly more vulnerable~ Tks

10-02-2015, 05:24 PM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Obvious advice, but if your safe(s) is/are in a "flood zone", take the stuff out and store higher! If you are leaving, take it with you. Should flooding happen regularly or often, relocate to a higher floor or put legs under the safe; or move!

10-02-2015, 06:14 PM	#5
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	The worst is the humidity and heat! I would put my leather in multible plastic trash bags! In Florida we have the a/c on all the time and 2 generators just in case! I have no idea how anything survived the trenches!

10-02-2015, 09:21 PM	#6
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	I live, for the time being, in Ca. ....water is only available in 20oz bottles, just don't spill any on your guns and you should be OK.......but I do miss long hot showers

10-02-2015, 09:46 PM	#8
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Maybe instead of a gas line we pipe you all the water you need!

10-03-2015, 12:50 AM	#9
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	I've lived in, and loved the desert all life, but I am ready for a green lawn again......not sure of the snow of my new home in S. Dakota......how do you find your fired brass when out shooting?

10-03-2015, 08:51 AM	#11
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Pistols are easy. Only a small dry space is needed. Some people collect those big machine guns, and have a few hundred rifles in home. Those will be hard to move around, if flooding.

10-03-2015, 09:44 AM	#12
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	If you are considering below ground, use a casket!

10-03-2015, 10:33 AM	#14
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,528 Times in 787 Posts	If you don't have a second floor or attic, put them on top of and on the upper shelves of your refrigerator.

10-03-2015, 07:44 PM	#16
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Well, first don't always buy the weatherman's hype! I'm 10 miles north of Columbia SC, and by this time we were supposed to be enduring "catastrophic" rainfall and a Biblical level of flooding not seen in 200 years......my driveway is barely wet.....uh huh.

10-03-2015, 08:39 PM	#17
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	The Weather Channel lives on doom, the more doom the greater their audience and more sponcers! Try our own weather service~~http://www.weather.gov/ Attached Thumbnails

10-03-2015, 09:33 PM	#18
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	But Eric......US Gov't weather service WANTS your guns to rust!

10-03-2015, 10:51 PM	#19
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Not Only Mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-04-2015, 01:19 PM	#20
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Well they aren't getting mine!!!